Back when I started making music there was no such thing as plugin rentals or lease-to-own! Now the landscape has shifted a lot making plugins more easily accessible by reducing the prohibitive price barrier! Still, not all of these month-to-month options are created equal! In this episode, I break down where and what the best options are!
A brief history of plugin pricing!
The differences between licensing, renting, and rent-to-own!
The best plugins in each model!Links to things discussed in this episode:
The best flat fee plugin vendors: Native Instruments, Waves, Universal Audio, Fab Filter, Valhalla
The best plugin subscriptions: Arcade by Output, Slate Digital All Access
The best rent-to-own options on Splice: Xfer Records, Izotope, Arturia
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